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Letters  from  a  Cousin  each  end.  Use  the  bough  ten  si 
Dear  Amelia:  or  ta^°  ^ne  hat  wire  a,,d  beufl 
We  had  for  dinner  today  the  nicest  PiK-'1  p,’d  to  sow  by.  1  hey  wil 
roast  pork  ever,  and  as  I  helped  Jane  *  —  inches  long.  Bind  the  L 
prepare  it  for  the  oven  you  shall  hear  the  collar  ith  lutestring  ai 
exactly  how  it  was  done.  In  the  first  fastening  it  into  the  dress  place 
place  she  had  bought  little  pig  sparerib.  fdg'i  au  111  below  the,  neck  of 
and  had  asked  the  market  man  to  take  inside,  thus  having  the  wire 
out  the  shoulder  blade.  This  left  a  poc-  held  firmly  and  not  in  danger  < 
ket  for  a  dressing.  We  took  the  bread  ^l0  "'bole  collar  turn  over.  t\  1 
crusts  and  dry  bits  from  the  bread-jar  bend  the  r  ires  over  in  a  h 
to  make  three  cupfuls  of  crumbs  and  put  a*  their  upper  ends  to  give  t 
them  through  the  meat  chopper  after  we  a  pretty  Hare.  You  ought  to  i 
had  chopped  a  slice  of  salt  pork  (per-  other  just  like  this  one  but  of 
haps  two  ounces).  Salt,  pepper  and  a  crape,  fine  net,  or  any  thin  \\ 
little  ground  sage  were  added  and  the  Serial  and  wear  it  inside  the  si 
whole  mixed  with  enough  milk  to  bind  savo  s°ib  W  the  white  one  if 
it  together.  An  egg  in  place  of  part  of  "ith  a  lace  edge  have  it  of  the 
the  milk  would  have  made  a  lighter,  rowes.t  width  ,a  mere  point  oi 
more  digestible  dressing  but  eggs  were  overhand  on.  The  dressmaki 
costing  T>5  cents  a  dozen  just  then.  When  Jane  two  guimpes  of  white  no 
this  dressing  had  been  packed  into  the  these  collars  in  hack  and  tucked 
pocket  in  the  meat  a  string  wound  plenty  trimmed  down  the  fronts, 
of  times  around  held  all  snug.  It  was  Forgive  this  too  long  letter 
baked  three  hours  or  less  in  a  moderate  Your  affectionate, 
oven.  Of  course  this  string  was  removed  ai 
before  it  went  to  the  table,  and  I  no-  - - 
ticed  that  it  was  carved  from  both  ocnls  A  Day’s  Outing  and  How  it  I 
so  as  to  leave  some  of  the  dressing  to  Have  you  anticipated  a  plef 
he  sliced  cold  with  the  second  day’s  months,  and  then  at  the  eonsumi 
meat.  Jane  is  the  fortunate  possessor  of  y,nu>  hopes,  wished  it  had  ne 
a  fine  granite  iron  meat  roaster.  Tt  has  realized?  For  over  12  months  I 
an  upper  part,  or  cover,  but  she  left  this  planning  one  day's  outing,  one 
off,  using  the  lower  part  and  a  perfor-  0f  recreation,  and  the  pleasui 
ated  rack  w  plate  which  holds  the  meat  automobile  ride.  The  chance  ci 
up  from  the  bottom  of  the  pan.  As  the  busy  season.  The  dewberries  woi 
meat  was  roasted  in  a  gas-oven  that  and  the  blackberries  nearly  finis! 
acted  as  a  sort  of  steam  container  and  thrashers  had  come  and  with  tl 
the  meat  was  not  too  brown  or  dried  out. 
In  the  oven  of  a  good  range  with  wood  «♦♦*«»♦♦»»  *■♦♦♦«  •••••< 
or  coal  fire  it  would  probably  have  boon 
well  to  use  the  top  part  of  the  roaster 
after  the  meat  was  seared  over  and  till 
half  an  hour  before  taking  from  the 
oven.  Jane  says  she  often  roasts  a  shoul¬ 
der  of  lamb  or  of  veal  dressed  in  this 
way,  for  the  filling  not  only  makes  it 
serve  more  people  but  being  rather  high¬ 
ly  seasoned  adds  to  the  flavor  of  the  meat. 
Of  course  you  salt  and  pepper  the  meat  as 
usual  for  baking. 
Jane  bad  a  dressmaker  fivti  days  last 
week,  and  I  went  into  the  sewing-room 
and  bound  scams  and  scallops  and  sewed 
on  snaps ;  picked  up  some  items,  of 
course.  The  seamstress  said  always 
press  before  you  stiteb.  IJaving  a  horn 
to  stitch,  baste  and  then  press  that  the 
cloth  may  settle  exactly  as  it  is  to  lie, 
then  the  stitching  will  be  mure  easily 
done  and  will  look  better.  I  believe  hems 
on  cloth  skirts  are  not  stitched  just  now, 
but  have  the  upper  edge  of  the  hem 
bound  and  band  hemmed,  but  the  press¬ 
ing  principle  applies  to  any  work.  For  tie  of  beans  and  ba 
myself  a  stitched  hem  is  the  only  sort  hens,  mashed  Irish 
satisfactory.  One’s  shoe  heel's  are  sure  made  coffee,  baked  1 
to  catch  and  pull  out  the  best  of  blind-  hers,  onions,  and  m, 
stitching.  The  seamstress  did  an  every-  I  had  plenty,  but  n 
day  cloth  skirt  for  Jane  in  this  way:  Arrangements  wei 
She  turned  up  the  hem  and  basted  it  an  for  our  trip  to  Jehu 
inch  from  its  lower  edge,  then  hound  the  flay.  It  was  such  : 
raw  edge,  holding  the  binding  tight  to  pelf  and  two  more  1 
bring  it  to  the  exact  size  of  the  skirt  aboard,  and  away 
there.  As  the  skirt  had  gored  sides  and  going  was  all  my  h 
was  somewhat  circular  at  the  foot  there  blit  do  you  know  tli 
was  troublesome  fullness  to  dispose  of.  suffer  for  another 
The  binding  was  of  bias  cambric  run  on  driver  left  us  at  J 
once  and  turned  over,  leaving  space  for  company  with  anoth 
the  stitching  to  go  onto  the  binding  of  the  to  Bristol.  While  ■ 
hem  rather  than  through  the  hem  itself,  beauties  of  the  spat 
She  was  careful  not  to  press  this  hem  flower  gardens,  the  | 
after  finishing  lest  the  fulled  part  show  tory,  the  clear  lake, 
marks  on  the  face  of  the  lady’s  cloth.  derful  buildings  of 
You  complain  that  the  soft,  wide,  our  driver  was  ste 
rolled-over  collars  so  much  worn  are  not  came  back  to  the  1 
becoming  to  your  thin  face,  so  I  shall  town,  and  how  we  cl 
risk  making  my  letter  too  long  and  de-  10-cent  stores.  So 
scribe  a  1016  collar  on  Jane’s  new  crepe  conveniences,  so  rm 
de  chine.  There  seems  everything  these  less  than  half  the 
days  in  having  an  up-to-date  collar  effect,  home,  and  for  the 
If  you  have  a  piece  like  your  Summer  know  what  to  choos 
silk  measuring  0x10  inches,  fold  it.  to  be  bored  them  all.  An 
10x4%.  The  fold  comes  at  the  top  of  dise  department;  In 
the  collar,  so  have?  the  cloth  run  the  right  endless  pocketbook, 
way.  It.  is  not  4%  inches  high  when  fin-  for  a  buggy  and  set 
ished,  but  is  wired  to  stand  up  and  then  allowanced  myself, 
is  rolled  over  in  a  sort  of  Catherine  de  It  was  all  ready  a 
Medici  style.  It  extends  only  across  the  set  for  our  20-odd 
back  and  must  be  fitted  by  folding  three  our  driver  had  not  j 
little  pleats,  one  in  the  center  of  the  ens,  cows,  children,  : 
back  and  one  midway  each  side.  These  ginning  to  worry  x 
pleats  (or  they  may  be  made  as  darts)  women  said:  “Ther 
slope  from  three-eighths  of  an  inch  to  a  We  were  busy  pilinj 
point  just  below  the  top  of  the  collar,  aud  wore  soon  ready  to  s 
make  the  nook  line  measure  eight  inches,  at  our  driver  and  I 
Have  the  ends  of  the  collar  finished  by  tied;  I  knew  in  a  un 
turning  in  the  raw  edges  and  then  stitch  no  condition  to  run 
casings  for  the  wire  supports.  There  are  under  way,  and  in 
five  wires,  one  on  each  dart  and  one  at  we  were  piled  out  h 
:>V? 
Handy  Holders 
An  observing  woman  in  other  women's 
kitchens  is  forced  to  conclude  that  mate¬ 
rial  for  holders  is  a  scarce  commodity, 
and  the  construction  process  a  tiresome 
task,  as  it  is  seldom  that  more  than  one 
holder  to  use  about  a  hot  stove  can  ever 
be  located.  In  draining  boiling  water 
from  hot  food  in  a  hot  kettle,  and  in 
turning  and  removing  hot  dishes  from  a 
hot  stove-oven,  two  holders  are  a  necessi¬ 
ty  in  protecting  the  hands,  the  food  and 
the  dishes,  and  preventing  the  nse  of  the 
apron,  or  anything  in  sight  within  reach, 
a  slack  and  a  dangerous  habit. 
The  following  method  for  making  all 
kinds  of  holders  is  simple  and  yields 
good  results:  From  paper,  cut  a  pattern 
— an  oblong  with  rounded  corners,  ad¬ 
justing  the  size  to  the  desired  use — to 
your  flatiron,  for  stove  holders,  holders 
for  cookery  and  baking.  Having  se¬ 
lected  your  material,  cut  out  oblongs, 
plenty  of  them,  then  lay  one  over  another 
for  desired  thickness,  and  with  darning 
yarn  or  twine,  tie  together  at  the  center, 
side  and  ends,  leaving  the  finished  holder 
with  a  raw  edge,  a  holder  quickly  made 
and  without  a  thick  clumsy  turned-in 
edge,  a  safe  holder  for  l’emoving  a  hot 
pie  from  a  hot  oven.  Pieces  from  men’s 
black  or  dark  all-wool  clothing  are  good 
for  stove  holders,  keeping  one  under  your 
coal  heater.  Old  black  stockings  make 
excellent  holders  for  cookery  and  baking, 
tied  with  white  cotton  yarn,  and  if  your 
cook  stove  has  a  shelf,  keep  four  there¬ 
upon  within  an  old  but  sightly  granite 
or  earthen  dish.  For  ironing  always 
have  two  cotton  and  two  woolen  holders 
• — two  sets — using  the  cotton  one  next  t® 
the  hot  iron.  In  ‘brief,  get  busy,  making 
holders  a-plentv — bandy  holders  always 
within  sight  and  reach. 
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